From Calcium Carbonate to PP pellets, and many other chemical products. They all face many unique processing and handling challenges, which can be easily overcome with the right application. Here are five key solutions which can be applied to most:
- Nibbler (De-Agglomerator)
This machine is perfect to put at the start of your process. It helps break down lumps and agglomerates, so only product of a certain size will come out. This helps improve the overall efficiency of the process further on.
It can also help reuse reject product by breaking it down after separation.
- Centrifugal Sifter
This machine is an industrial grade sieve, and it works wonders, especially when put after or in a loop with a nibbler. It helps remove foreign contaminants like string and paper, so your product quality remains at its highest quality.
It also allows you to separate product by particle size. This way you won’t have to deal with various lumps or excessive fine material, or an unexpected product in your reaction. Reaction safety and quality in one package. Your process will be that much better thanks to it.
- Precision Feeder
Now that you have pre-conditioned the product it might be time to mix it into your required blend composition. However, before that you need to add an exact amount of each ingredient and keep it consistent.
A precision gravimetric feeder that can readjust it’s feeding rate on the go is key. With 0.5% accuracy you can save tons of product. And remember, a recipe without the right ratios won’t win any quality awards.
- Batch Mixer
Speaking of mixing, once you have the right amount of chemicals you want to make sure it’s all evenly distributed. You don’t want variation from pack to pack which can cause problems in further reactions.
The Gericke batch mixer range provides superior homogeneity, so you won’t get any lumping in your product. We spent a lot of time in R&D finding the most optimal mixer configuration for powders. And, if required we also have a continuous mixer range for any continuous needs.
- Pneumatic conveying
Now all this equipment needs to be connected somehow and you don’t want to use bucket conveyors and the like with fine powder which have to be contained. You need something specially designed for powders, and that is Pneumatic Conveying.
It’s quite simple in principle. You simply push product along the pipe with either compressed air or suck it up using a vacuum like a straw. It’s quick and no waste. Plus, it can work wonders when space is limited.
Gericke Machines and System Solutions
Gericke has been a leader in the powder processing industry for 125+ years. We understand that each process has its own unique needs and requirements.
And now that you know what is possible, you are probably thinking if you can apply any of these solutions to your process. To find your nearest Gericke office and speak with our experts about how you can improve your powder processing today, click here.